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\section{Introduction}
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  \frametitle{Portland State Aerospace Society (PSAS)}

  \begin{itemize}
    \item A nonprofit, educational aerospace project at Portland State 
    University started by students because introductory engineering
    labs \emph{don't spectacular explode}.
    \item Consists of:
      \begin{itemize}
        \item Undergraduate and graduate students at PSU.
        \item Anyone interested in aerospace (e.g., you!).
      \end{itemize}
  \end{itemize}

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  \frametitle{What we want to do when we grow up?}

  \centering
  Put a nanosatellite into orbit with our own rocket.

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  \frametitle{What we want to do when we grow up?}

  \centering
  \emph{I mean really, how hard could that be?}

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\section{Why Rockets}
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  \frametitle{Why Rockets}

  \begin{itemize}
    \item Hard, system-level engineering design problem.
      \begin{itemize}
        \item Intelligently resolving problems, better.
        \item Microelectronics and computational horsepower change the game.
      \end{itemize}
    \item Nerd Sniping.
    \item Science!
      \begin{itemize}
        \item Atmospheric, aurora, X-ray and infra-red astronomy, etc.
      \end{itemize}
    \item Space is the future...eventually.
    \item \textbf{They're just really cool.}
  \end{itemize}

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  \frametitle{Rocket Science is, actually, hard}

  \centering
    It's not necessarily complex, but it's very hard to get right.

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  \frametitle{The Rocket Gap}

  Tons of people build model rockets.
  
  \begin{figure}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.6\textwidth]{images/nicmcphee.jpg}
    \caption{Not Quite Cape Canaveral CC-BY \href{http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicmcphee/}{Unhindered by Talent}}
  \end{figure} 

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  \frametitle{The Rocket Gap}

  Lots of people build High Powered Rockets (HPR).
  
  \begin{figure}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{images/jurvetson.jpg}
    \caption{CC-BY \href{http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/}{jurvetson}}
  \end{figure} 

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  \frametitle{The Rocket Gap}

  Some HPRs have even reached space.
  
  \begin{figure}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.3\textwidth]{images/CSX.jpg}
    \caption{CSXT/GoFast space launch, May 17, 2004.  CC-BY-SA Ian Kluft KO6YQ}
  \end{figure} 

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  \frametitle{The Rocket Gap}

  But none are capable of ever reaching orbit.

  \begin{figure}
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=0.65\textwidth]{images/satellite.jpg}
    \caption{DRAGONSat after its release during STS-127. Credit: NASA}
  \end{figure} 

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